The San Bernardino County Sun from San Bernardino, California • Page 51

The Sun SUNDAY, May 19, 1991 1 Mavs continue their dominance of Spirit By KAL RUCKER Sun Sports Writer SAN BERNARDINO The Spirit continues to play ball the home crowd is unaccustomed to watching. High Desert pounded the San Bernardino Spirit, 16-5, Saturday night before 3,534 fans at Fiscalini Field. The Mavericks used a wellrounded attack to hand the Spirit its fourth consecutive defeat. High Desert has won the first two games of the three-game series and 4-of-5 overall against San Bernardino. High Desert improved to 18- 20 and increased its lead over the Spirit for third place in the Southern Division to four games.

The Spirit (14-24) dropped 10 games under .500 for its slowest start in its five-year history, including the first year when an independent team was on the field. The 16 runs given up were the most yielded by the Spirit this season. Half of the runs came in the first inning. The frustration may have taken its toll on Spirit manager Tommy Jones, who was thrown out of the game after wrestling with Mavericks coach Lonnie Keeter in the second inning. The incident came after High Desert hitter Ozzie Sanchez was hit with a pitch.

Keeter and Sanchez were also tossed. much rather be discussing a great-played game than the ridiculous situation that developed," said Jones. While the game may have had some drama due to tension, the Mavericks ended most of the suspense by scoring eight runs in the top of the first inning. Spirit starter Scott Pitcher (2- 3) lasted two-thirds of an inning and was charged with seven of the runs. Three were earned.

J.D. Noland had a good night in the first inning. He went 2-for-2 with two runs and capped the scoring with a three-run homer. High Desert didn't let up on the Spirit relievers. The Mavs put up a pair of runs in the second, fourth, fifth and seventh innings.

The only Spirit pitcher to keep the Mavs off the board was Bryan King, normally a shortstop who made his second blowout appearance and pitched the ninth inning. Brian McKeon (4-2) was the recipient of the Mavericks offensive explosion. McKeon went innings, allowing four runs (three earned) on seven hits. Spirit-Mavericks feud erupts into on-field brawl By KAL RUCKER Sun Sports Writer SAN BERNARDINO Now this is a rivalry. Until Saturday, the main rivalry between San Bernardino County's two pro baseball teams may have been at the gate or in the stands.

The fifth game between the High Desert Mavericks and San Bernardino Spirit produced some heat, in the form of a benchesclearing rhubarb. The Mavericks frustrated San Bernardino with eight runs in the first inning. In the second inning, Ozzie Sanchez hit a long foul ball, then was hit by Spirit pitcher Todd Youngblood. Sanchez took his time walking to first base. After he got there, first-base coach Lonnie Keeter came out of his box and walked toward the Spirit dugout, talking and gesturing.

Spirit manager Tommy Jones charged out of the dugout and tackled Keeter, prompting the benches to empty. "At that point the emotions of the first inning just surfaced," Jones said. "Everyone got caught up in the excitement of the moment. A lot of things were said that shouldn't have been said." Said Keeeter: "I was just trying to keep (Jones) from talking to our player. Their manager had no business talking to our player.

I told him that and he charged me. There's no place in the game for a guy like that. He's crazy." Umpires Brian Laxamana and Mike Whitty deemed there was no place in the rest of the game for Jones, Keeter and Sanchez. "'It was an ugly incident," Mavs manager Bruce Bochy said. "There's really no place for it.

That's 1 not what we're here for." Cal league notes Spirit relief pitchers Darin Loe (sore back) and Dennis Jones (stiff shoulder) were placed on the disabled list. San Diego left-hander Atlee Hammaker (0-0, 2.25 ERA) is scheduled to make his second rehabilitation start for High Desert this afternoon. Jeff Darwin (2-3, 5.59) is slated to oppose Hammaker in the 1:05 game. CALIFORNIA LEAGUE STATISTICS Complete Through Games of Friday TEAM BATTING HR BB SO SB Avg. Bakersfid 226 25 147 268 35 .267 Reno 169 19 140 262 18 .259 San Jose 210 13 197 253 18 .257 SPIRIT 167 22 143 272 94 .254 MAVS 197 23 184 269 55 .251 P.

Springs 162 150 233 29 .250 Modesto 186 182 265 47 .248 Visalia 149 23 153 262 37 .241 Salinas 149 17 150 309 45 .225 Stockton 156 12 166 258 25 .211 INDIVIDUAL BATTING (Minimum 100 plate appearances) AB HR RBI Avg. Newfield, SB 135 23 45 5 26 .333 Peters, Bak 106 18 35 22 .330 Mitune, Sal 140 26 46 3 20 .329 Booker, Mod 104 24 34 17 .327 Piazza, Bak 118 22 38 9 24 322 Ebel, Bak 93 15 29 13 .312 Davnprt, SJ 129 19 40 2 22 .310 Young, SB 101 8 31 .307 Pirki, $8 122 17 37 5 23 303 DeLrWile, Vis 86 10 26 3 15 .302 TEAM PITCHING ERA CG Sho Sv HR BB SO San Jose 2.68 4 5 15 5 157 307 Stockton 2.69 6 6 9 5 137 323 Bakersfield 2.88 1 7 14 12 165 355 P. Springs 3.19 5 4 7 13 152 206 Visalia 3.63 15 155 226 Modesto 3.95 22 160 253 MAVS 4.63 0 4 26 177 241 SPIRIT 4.70 00 31 148 304 Salinas 4.72 0 8 24 170 207 Reno 5.47 3 2 9 21 191 229 Cummings 43 49 3-3 3.14 INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Garcia 17 0-5 3.77 (Minimum 30 innings pitched) McDonald 19 -1-0 4.81 IP B8 SO W-L ERA Darwin 17 36 2-3 5.59 Sharko, SJ 34 17 16 25 3-1 1.34 Pena 12 25 2-2 5.83 Mohir, Mod 45 32 13 45 2-2 1.39 Pitcher 12 25 2-2 5.93 Vidmar, PS 45 31 6 25 4-2 1.40 Hampton 17 19 11 11 0-2 6.88 Monsn, Stk 60 16 47 3-1 1.65 Fitzer 16 22 9 16 1-0 7.88 Green, Stk 19 65 5-1 1.66 MAVERICKS INDIVIDUAL BATTING Sontag, PS 31 2-0 1.74 AB HR RBI Avg. Pena, SJ 38 28 2359 2-1 2.13 Gieseke 80 14 24 13 .300 Mrtnz, Bak 48 6-0 2.08 Martin 62 19 20 7 323 Gaindz, HD 44 33 23 3-1 2.27 Mieske 137 25 3 24 Husmn, SJ 44 33 23 43 3-1 2.28 Gainer 129 18 37 .287 SPIRIT INDIVIDUAL BATTING Noland 124 28 .274 AB HR RBI Avg. Sanchez 108 13 27 26 .250 Newfield 135 23 45 5 26 .333 Witkowski 140 17 Young Santana 101 69 10 8 31 21 304 Holbert Gonzalez 103 108 17 15 23 15 .213 Thomas 98 16 26 14 .265 Farmer 48 11 10 208 Maynard 126 23 32 Verstndg 25 .200 .254 Hunter 117 25 29 .248 Conley 76 15 .197 Tavarez 109 18 26 .239 -000 .196 Abercrombie 56 11 237 Bethea MAVERICKS 36 5 6 .167 Nava 38 9 INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Keitges 112 8 25 .223 IP BB Klavttr 17 3 .176 SO W-L ERA Hammaker 3 2 1 0-0 2.25 Magalins 74 8 13 .176 Galindez 44 33 23 43 3-1 2.27 King 65 10 9 .154 Soltero 5 2 6 0-0 3.38 Vranies 38 .105 Sanders 10 6 10 0-1 3.60 Raasch 0 0 0 0 .000 Thomas 45 23 28 5-3 4.63 SPIRIT INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Haslock 25 25 11 11 0-1 4.74 BB SO W-L ERA De Ville 29 26 1-3 4.97 Loe 13 9 4 2-3 2.60 Lebron 19 27 16 14 0-3 9.78 Kent 26 10 31 2-3 2.60 Reed 19 11 0-0 7.59 Rivas 9 25 2-1 2.37 McKeon 10 26 3-2 5.89 Jones 0 0 0-0 0.00 Zinter 16 21 1-0 5.40 Zavaras 35800; 2 5 5 0-0 0.00 Lifgren 16 19 0-4 5.86 RV Harvey Everything you need to know to plan your next outdoor vacation is in one convenient location.

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